Skylight.



No. 807,787. PATENTED DEC. 19, 1905. A. N. STAPLES.

SKYLIGHT.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.16,1905.

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SKYLIGHT.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 16, 1905.

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ALLEN N. STAPLES, OF ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA.

SKYLIGHT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 19, 1905.

Application filed January 16, 1905. Serial No. 241,186.

To all whom it may concern:-

Be it known that I, ALLEN N. STAPLES, of 1 St. Paul, Ramsey county, Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Skylights, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a skylight of simple construction and one that can be easily set up and having practically waterproof joints.

Other objects of the invention will appear from the following detailed description.

The invention consists generally in various constructions and combinations, all as hereinafter described, and particularly pointed out' in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, Figure l is a plan view of a portion of my improved skylight, a section of the cap being broken away, showing the interior construction. Fig. 2 is a sectional view showing the manner of supporting the gutters in the skylight-bars. Fig. 3 is a transverse section through one of the bars, showing the manner of mounting the glass lights thereon. Fig. A is a sectional view illustrating more in detail the gutters arranged transversely with respect to the bars. Fig. 5 is a sectional view showing the manner of locking the skylight-bars on the purlins.

In the drawings, 2 represents a timber or wall at the side of the skylight upon which the channel-bar 3 rests and conducts the water of condensation and the leakage that accumu lates in the gutters out upon the roof. The channel-bars 3 are arranged parallel with one another at suitable intervals and support the edges of the glass lights 4. IVithin each channel-bar I provide a core or plate 5, preferably of metal, having its lower edge resting upon the bottom of the channel-bar and its upper edge extending between the contiguous edges against the plate and having a tight joint formed between them by means of putty or builders cement 6 or other suitable material. The plates stiffen the skylight-frame very materially and also present flat surfaces to the edges of the glass and permit the formation of a better joint at that point. The plates are held in position in the channel-bars by means of bolts 7 having lock-nuts 8 on each side of the plate, as shown in Fig. 3. The removal of the bolt? allows the separation of the plates 5 and their channel-bars. Rivets may be used in place of the bolts, if preferred. A cap 8, of suitable material, such as copper,

is placed over the upper edge of the plate 5 and has its lower edges resting upon the glass and covering the joint between the glass and the plates 5 and preventing snow, ice, or any refuse material from accumulating around or over the joint and causing a leak at that point. The caps 8 are preferably held in position by means of straps 9, that are carried around the plates 5 and have their ends projecting through slots 10 in said caps. These straps are preferably of copper, and their ends are capable of being bent down upon the surface of the caps, as indicated in Fig. 3, for the purpose of clamping the caps securely on the glass and preventing their accidental separation.

The purlins or bars running transversely with respect to the skylight-bars may be of channel or angle bar, and in Fig. 5 I have shown the latter represented by referencenumeral 11 and having one flange adapted to enter a slot 12, in a clip 13, that is bolted to the side of the channel-bar, thus looking it securely in position. These clips may be placed at any suitable point along the channelbars and may be varied in form according to the shape of the purlin with which they engage. i

It is desirable in a skylight of this type to provide cross-gutters for conducting the water of condensation from the glass and the leakage into the channel-bars. I therefore provide slots 14: in the channel-bars opposite the joints in the glass and arrange gutters 15 in position to catch the drippings from the under side of the glass and direct it into the channel -bars. These gutters are made of suitable material, preferably sheet metal, and having a flat extension 16 on one side, upon which the edge of the glass rests. A wall 17 forms a continuation of the surface 16 between the contiguous edges of the lights, and a flange 18 extends for a considerable distance over the surface of the lower light. The joint between the lights and the gutter being finished with putty or other plastic material, a practically water tight joint will be provided. These gutters extend from bar to bar the full length of the skylight. At the lower side of the skylight is a gutter similar to the one described, except that it has a flange or wing 19, that extends downwardly and may bear upon the surface of the wall 2. The water collected by these gutters is conducted into the channel-bars and from thence flows out upon the roof at the sides of the skylight.

I claim as my invention 1. In a skylight, the combination, with a channel-bar, of a plate centrally arranged on edge therein, bolts passing through the flanges of said bar and plate and having lock-nuts upon each side of said plate the upper edge of said plate extending above said bar, glass lights resting upon the flanges of said bar and contacting with said plate and having a plastic material in the joints between them, and a cap covering said joints and clamped on said plate, substantially as described.

2. In a skylight, the combination, with a channel-bar, of a plate centrally arranged on edge therein, bolts passing through the flanges of said bar and through said plate and having means for holding said plate centrally between said flanges, the upper edge of said plate extending above said bar, glass lights resting upon the flanges of said bar and consome? tacting with said plate and havinga'plastic material in the joints between them, and a cap concealing the joint between said lights and secured on said plate, substantially as described.

3'. In a skylight, the combination, with a side wall 2, of bars 3 resting thereon and having slots or openings in one side, of gutters having their ends projecting through said slots and provided with seats, glass plates 3 resting upon said seats above said gutters, and a flange 19 forming a depending continuation of said seat and bearing upon the wall 2, substantially as described.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my 35 hand this 9th day of January, 1905.

ALLEN N. STAPLES.

Witnesses:

RICHARD PAUL, C. MAONAMARA. 

